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you have experience from afghanistan and iraq. i'm not an expert in this, but it's not all that difficult to put together an explosive device like this? >> no, it really isn't. and you saw that evolve over the decade in iraq. at the very beginning they were very small devices, very small ball of fire kind of like we saw today. and they advanced obviously because the u.s. military did as well. they had better body armor, they had armored vehicles, but those early explosive devices were really pretty rudimentary. >> and this one as you said we know now there were two, we don't know about the third explosion that went off in the john f. kennedy library whether it was related, what exactly caused it at this point. but you gave us important information right at the beginning of this report right here. pierre thomas had given similar information earlier. there have not been a widespread threat alert in any sense of any kind of specific threat against the marathon before today. >> no specific threat whatsoever. but clearly this was well-
you have experience from afghanistan and iraq. i'm not an expert in this, but it's not all that difficult to put together an explosive device like this? >> no, it really isn't. and you saw that evolve over the decade in iraq. at the very beginning they were very small devices, very small ball of fire kind of like we saw today. and they advanced obviously because the u.s. military did as well. they had better body armor, they had armored vehicles, but those early explosive devices were...
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when the war in iraq began there were very small bombs. they were not military grade bombs but they do a great deal of damage and necessary kinds of bombs would be placed in backpacks, be placed on the side of the road precisely to target people walking by. >> and we're learning now the kinds of injuries that so many of the victims have are exactly the kind that a lot of our service people in iraq and afghanistan. it's going to be a long recovery. >> it is going to be a long recovery and have to think about it, those people had no protection. in iraq, in afghanistan at least they had body armor. at least they were ready to fight back. here you've got all these innocent victims on the street in their shorts and their flip-flops just enjoying the day. it's going to be a long, long recovery for these people. >> martha, thanks very much. to josh. >> so many more details coming in. linsey davis is here with the stories of the injured. those who lost their lives and, linsey, those runners who became first responders in those first moments. >> th
when the war in iraq began there were very small bombs. they were not military grade bombs but they do a great deal of damage and necessary kinds of bombs would be placed in backpacks, be placed on the side of the road precisely to target people walking by. >> and we're learning now the kinds of injuries that so many of the victims have are exactly the kind that a lot of our service people in iraq and afghanistan. it's going to be a long recovery. >> it is going to be a long...
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davide king, who saved lives in iraq and afghanistan. yesterday ran the marathon and then did it again. >> reporter: you completed the marathon? >> that's correct. i was in the athlete's recovery area for about 30-45 minutes. but essentially just left there when the bomb went off and of course immediately came to the hospital. >> reporter: what did you say to yourself when you first heard about this? >> the moment i walked into the emergency room and looked at the casualties, without even examining the patients in detail, i could just see the pattern of injury and i thought to myself, "this is exactly like i was back in iraq or afghanistan." >> you're finding metallic particles, small metal balls, nails, screws in these wounds? >> that's right. we're not exactly sure what they are. whether they're bb's or metal ball bearings. we're also finding nails and screws and other pieces of metal. they're twisted and deformed. it's not clear whether they're from the bomb itself or the environment around the bomb. >> but the bomb may have hit other
davide king, who saved lives in iraq and afghanistan. yesterday ran the marathon and then did it again. >> reporter: you completed the marathon? >> that's correct. i was in the athlete's recovery area for about 30-45 minutes. but essentially just left there when the bomb went off and of course immediately came to the hospital. >> reporter: what did you say to yourself when you first heard about this? >> the moment i walked into the emergency room and looked at the...
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. >> in iraq, officials say a series of bombings in several cities killed nearly 30 people and injured more than 100 others. the bombings were reported in baghdad, falusia and towns south of baghdad. these occurred less than one week before the iraqi about since the u.s. troop withdrawal >> a 27- year-old 27eldersburg was killed when her blackhawk helicopter crashed in southern afghanistan last month and flags will be at half staff in maryland and washington, d.c. still ahead uncle sam is calling. >> the tax [ male announcer ] the new malibus are getting a lot of attention at your chevy dealer lately for good reason. like malibu ltz with chevrolet mylk. kbb called it one of the most user-friendly multimedia interfaces on the market. malibu lt with 10 standard airbags more than fusion or sonata. and malibu ls, offering an epa-estimated 34 mpg highway. ♪ ♪ the all-new malibu. right now get t this great lease on a 2013 chevy malibu ls for around $169 a month. >> welcome back on this monday morning as we watched the commute into the city. we are hoping for more beautiful weather from o
. >> in iraq, officials say a series of bombings in several cities killed nearly 30 people and injured more than 100 others. the bombings were reported in baghdad, falusia and towns south of baghdad. these occurred less than one week before the iraqi about since the u.s. troop withdrawal >> a 27- year-old 27eldersburg was killed when her blackhawk helicopter crashed in southern afghanistan last month and flags will be at half staff in maryland and washington, d.c. still ahead uncle...
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. , a stringis morning of attacks, including a number of car bombings in iraq. the violence comes less than a week after the first countries -- after the country's first elections. although this is taking place as as the u.s. and other countries remain alert for north missileeparing for its launch. >> secretary john kerry is heading home after a trip to seoul, japan, and >> celebrations sparked the 101st birthday of the nation's founding. turned out onnds the streets of pyongyang to a respect. ,lthough the situation is tense people have bright faces and are very happy. comes asratory mood the missile launch keeps the region on edge. the government today doubled down on the thread. and high-all-out war quality nuclear weapons. john kerry says there still hope for peace that the u.s. wants to avoid confrontation but remains on alert. >> the united states will do what is necessary to defend our allies, japan, the republic of korea and the region against these provocations. .ut our choice is to negotiate >> the north has rejected a callingor negotiations it a connin
. , a stringis morning of attacks, including a number of car bombings in iraq. the violence comes less than a week after the first countries -- after the country's first elections. although this is taking place as as the u.s. and other countries remain alert for north missileeparing for its launch. >> secretary john kerry is heading home after a trip to seoul, japan, and >> celebrations sparked the 101st birthday of the nation's founding. turned out onnds the streets of pyongyang to...
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if this one was killed by someone who was a bomb maker from iraq or afghanistan, there are signatures of those types. >> and fbi investigators as it will take some time to examine the evidence. authorities are using security camera tape and cell phone video that returned in to police. >> d.c. and other cities have increased security at landmarks, and buildings and transit after this. pennsylvania avenue outside the white house was closed to pedestrian traffic and metro transit police have canine units and extra patrols at l'enfant plaza and other stations. there's no specific threat against d.c., but city leaders are not taking any chances. >> any time there's an incident anywhere nationally or internationally, until we have had enough information to feel comfortable there is no potential connection to washington. >> the university of maryland, maryland state police, and restored as county police have also increased security. an emotional tribute to victims of the boston explosion. >> some students at george washington university held a vigil just hours after the bombing. one student
if this one was killed by someone who was a bomb maker from iraq or afghanistan, there are signatures of those types. >> and fbi investigators as it will take some time to examine the evidence. authorities are using security camera tape and cell phone video that returned in to police. >> d.c. and other cities have increased security at landmarks, and buildings and transit after this. pennsylvania avenue outside the white house was closed to pedestrian traffic and metro transit...
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. >> more than a -- 25 people from 20 countries including bangladesh, peru, and iraq were sworn in during a ceremony at the library of congress. -- library of congress. if that will be held in other cities as well. >> coming up we will have the latest look at the last minute scramble to get taxes out before today's deadline and how you can enjoy some freebies. and we will have the latest details on soa investigation on boeing's 737 jets. is booming.business find out how cherry blossoms are setting records along the way. and a chilly one out there but as jacqui jeras says it will change >> the latest on the rare bird flew stranded as planned for 14 deaths in china. an agency says the h7n9 virus has spread outside of eastern china. two cases have been reported in the central province of our run bank. three people have been affected. the world health organization says there is no health -- there is no evidence of human to human transition. the internet can be a scary place for teenagers. in national campaign begins to educate teens, parents, and others about how to protect themselves online
. >> more than a -- 25 people from 20 countries including bangladesh, peru, and iraq were sworn in during a ceremony at the library of congress. -- library of congress. if that will be held in other cities as well. >> coming up we will have the latest look at the last minute scramble to get taxes out before today's deadline and how you can enjoy some freebies. and we will have the latest details on soa investigation on boeing's 737 jets. is booming.business find out how cherry...
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was built by someone that was a bomb maker from iraq or afghanistan, there are signatures of those type of bombs. a former fbi investigator and he says it will take time to examine the evidence. authorities are also searching through tapes and any cell phone videos that were turned into police. many of the runners that crossed the finish line were caught on camera by a producer covering the race for the boston globe. ran for many people their lives from the blast, others went toward the smoke and the screens, and including this person. this was his perspective. he came to cover the race and left with images reserved for this dark moment. 14 seconds later, another blast. >> please, hurry up. >> he moved in, not knowing what would happen next. he and so many others witnessed a ghastly scene. >> everybody to my left went down. >> he was 20 free from one of the blast sites. his medical training kicked in. he tried but could not save a life. >> one gentleman had both legs blown off. the girl that i treated, i could not find any obvious injury to her torso. >> in this clip you see the first b
was built by someone that was a bomb maker from iraq or afghanistan, there are signatures of those type of bombs. a former fbi investigator and he says it will take time to examine the evidence. authorities are also searching through tapes and any cell phone videos that were turned into police. many of the runners that crossed the finish line were caught on camera by a producer covering the race for the boston globe. ran for many people their lives from the blast, others went toward the smoke...
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. >> hundreds of people dead and wounded after attacks in iraq, including several car bombings. this is less than a week before the country's first election since the 2011 u.s. troop withdrawal. no one has claimed responsibility, but most bombings are blamed on al qaeda militants. peck's hugo chavez's successor is the winner of venezuela'presidents collection. nicolas maduro won by 50.7% to 49.1%. chavez'ses to carry on socialist revolution. this calendar says that he will not accept the results and plans to have recount. >> investigators are searching for the driver who hit two anne arundel county teenagers. two were struck friday night mountain roadon near elvans road in pasadena. a 15-year-old boy in hospital with critical injuries. and a girl in a hospital with serious injuries. police are looking for a dark colored ford expedition that may have damaged. >> missing 5-year-old boy from fairfax county, there father believes his ex-wife and his son may be headed for the west coast. >> brianne carter is outside police headquarters with more. >> joseph is frantically searching fo
. >> hundreds of people dead and wounded after attacks in iraq, including several car bombings. this is less than a week before the country's first election since the 2011 u.s. troop withdrawal. no one has claimed responsibility, but most bombings are blamed on al qaeda militants. peck's hugo chavez's successor is the winner of venezuela'presidents collection. nicolas maduro won by 50.7% to 49.1%. chavez'ses to carry on socialist revolution. this calendar says that he will not accept the...
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. >> pleading guilty today for three misdemeanor iraq. he said he lured them in with a bargain rent just to take a video. >> this is a modern-day peepingv peeping dusen bases-- tom. >> he faces a maximum of 18 months. declined comment. he will be allowed to come home on bond until sentencing in july, but he is no longer allowed to rent out rooms. in chevy chase, brad bell, abc 7 news. at 5,ing up on abc 7 news day care owners accused of putting children at risk. landed warriors talk about the wrong brushes with explosive devices and what it takes to recover. >> runners returni >> you're watching abc 7 news at 5. on your side. white house at half staff tonight. repeople deadt and at least 170 people injured. 10 of these victims have had legs amputated. at this point county authorities have not identified any suspects. there is a $50,000 reward for informational leading to the person or persons responsible. there will be a memorial service on thursday. coming to grips with what president obama is calling an act of terror on american soil. >
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officials say two car bombs just went off in iraq near baghdad and killed nine people wounded 27 more. most of the victims were civilians. at least two were police officers in an unrelated attack. we are hearing from officials in pakistan bomb went off in the country southwest region. three people were killed and seven were injured. >> here is what you need to know before you go. today's the emancipation day holiday in d.c. and community just to know about. rush-hour parking restrictions will be enforced, parking rules will be suspended on several streets will be closed. virginia will be holding a statewide moment of silence at 9:30 through this fund to honor the victims out of the virginia tech massacre. it was six years ago today that the gunmen opened fire on the campus, killing 32 people and then himself. christ's council is set to vote on a bill to expand the water quality protection charge to virtually all non-government property. >> more information on any of these, visit wjla.com. >> 6:56, jack is back. it's a good day. we will have some sunshine peeking between the cloudiness
officials say two car bombs just went off in iraq near baghdad and killed nine people wounded 27 more. most of the victims were civilians. at least two were police officers in an unrelated attack. we are hearing from officials in pakistan bomb went off in the country southwest region. three people were killed and seven were injured. >> here is what you need to know before you go. today's the emancipation day holiday in d.c. and community just to know about. rush-hour parking restrictions...
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kirkuk iraq. still ahead for this hour some social history lesson for the world's top whistle blower we delve into the nearly two million diplomatic cables published by julie his songs which put america's foreign policy of past years right under the spotlight. the political and economic strain in italy prompts a solution young people to turn the radical far right groups disregarding the history of the movement. world with. its technology innovation all the developments around russia we've got the future covered. the news about international landlords in the very heart of moscow. again trapped in their court or an embassy for over nine months now but still fighting to blow the lid on global politics julian assange has released over one point seven million u.s. diplomatic cables from the one nine hundred seventy s. which he's dubbed the most significant geo political publication ever. london's been examining wiki leaks biggest release to date them. according to julian the sun the us administration c
kirkuk iraq. still ahead for this hour some social history lesson for the world's top whistle blower we delve into the nearly two million diplomatic cables published by julie his songs which put america's foreign policy of past years right under the spotlight. the political and economic strain in italy prompts a solution young people to turn the radical far right groups disregarding the history of the movement. world with. its technology innovation all the developments around russia we've got...
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iraq. still ahead here this hour a sensational history lesson for the world's top whistleblower we delve into the nearly two million diplomatic cables published by julian assange which put america's foreign policy view is. this coming up so. well with. its technology innovation all the latest developments around russia we've got the future covered. international airport in the very heart of moscow. trapped in the door an embassy for over nine months but still fighting to blow the lid on global politics with talk about julian massage now he's released over one point seven million u.s. diplomatic cables from the nineteen seventies which he's dubbed the most significant geopolitical publication ever. has been examining wiki leaks biggest release today according to julian assange and the u.s. administration com to be trusted with controlling its own history so he's had to come along and do this he controls the president controls and he controls the past controls the future and that is because o
iraq. still ahead here this hour a sensational history lesson for the world's top whistleblower we delve into the nearly two million diplomatic cables published by julian assange which put america's foreign policy view is. this coming up so. well with. its technology innovation all the latest developments around russia we've got the future covered. international airport in the very heart of moscow. trapped in the door an embassy for over nine months but still fighting to blow the lid on global...
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claims that the war in iraq destroyed iraq's environment even worse than dropping the bomb on hiroshima did dr cooper he see puts to data that the number of breast cancer cases has grown in the country from fifteen to thirty times cases of congenital heart disease have become fifteen times more frequent case of leukemia have increased thirty fold the doctor puts the blame on the weapons used in the one thousand nine hundred one and two thousand and three invasions of iraq it which nato forces used white phosphorus depleted uranium rounds and other toxic gases and poisonous substances human rights watch and the world health organization have measured radiation levels in iraq and consider many places in iraq even some very far from the fighting to be contaminated naturally radiation is not racist and foreign soldiers in iraq are not immune usa today even published research results that found that depleted uranium was indeed in the lungs and other organs of navy vets who filed for health compensation claims yeah you know saddam hussein seemed like a pretty bad guy but there are always ways
claims that the war in iraq destroyed iraq's environment even worse than dropping the bomb on hiroshima did dr cooper he see puts to data that the number of breast cancer cases has grown in the country from fifteen to thirty times cases of congenital heart disease have become fifteen times more frequent case of leukemia have increased thirty fold the doctor puts the blame on the weapons used in the one thousand nine hundred one and two thousand and three invasions of iraq it which nato forces...
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who cooperated with al qaida and not iraq hone. i would not define it as cooperation though as it was later revealed they did have contacts they coordinated their actions and supported al qaeda is fight against the russians and the soviet union when bush said that saddam hussein sent an envoy to bin laden he didn't talk of the results of that mission so formally his statement was true but in terms of the meaning he was wrong now let's talk a little bit about the weapons of mass destruction in iraq really have these weapons as america claimed when it invaded the country but. now one more thing about al qaeda before the war against iraq the u.s. media talked a lot about abu musaab now is that kerry who allegedly was in iraq and had connections with the iraqi regime we searched but didn't find miss sampson we had no connections with or al qaeda there was an attempt to establish a connection with the taliban through one of the ministers who was in pakistan from iraqi intelligence proposed this but foreign minister tariq aziz said that
who cooperated with al qaida and not iraq hone. i would not define it as cooperation though as it was later revealed they did have contacts they coordinated their actions and supported al qaeda is fight against the russians and the soviet union when bush said that saddam hussein sent an envoy to bin laden he didn't talk of the results of that mission so formally his statement was true but in terms of the meaning he was wrong now let's talk a little bit about the weapons of mass destruction in...
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after crippling the infrastructure of iraq during the invasion the u.s. went on to spend tens of billions of dollars on reconstruction efforts but today live for a rock eases the daily struggle and washington admits that it cannot account for a large share of the rebuilding funds meanwhile of the scars left by america's tools of destruction not clear to see the list of munitions includes cluster bombs which scatter hundreds of small deadly explosives when detonated the use of depleted uranium in american shells and white phosphorus in no plant like bombs dropped on for loser in two thousand and four were just among the most controversial and octo mom by caesar's the use of such weapons a live severe and lost in effects you may find some of the following images disturbing. it's clear that though the u.s. folk of their help provided to iraq after the invasion notably reconstruction education and investments their so-called help resulted in the use of weapons banned by article fifty three of the geneva convention it prohibits any kind of weapon which if used
after crippling the infrastructure of iraq during the invasion the u.s. went on to spend tens of billions of dollars on reconstruction efforts but today live for a rock eases the daily struggle and washington admits that it cannot account for a large share of the rebuilding funds meanwhile of the scars left by america's tools of destruction not clear to see the list of munitions includes cluster bombs which scatter hundreds of small deadly explosives when detonated the use of depleted uranium...
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kirkuk iraq. the us attempted to rebuild iraq following the two thousand and three invasion spending billions of dollars on various reconstruction projects medical work a doctor. says that while america has invested heavily into iraq it's intentional use of dangerous weapons has left severe lasting effects across the country. it's clear that though the u.s. spoke of their help provided to iraq after the invasion notably reconstruction education investments and their so-called help resulted in the use of weapons banned by article fifty three of the geneva convention it prohibits any kind of weapon which if used where there is more war can affect the areas environment climate and water resources the things that occurred in one thousand nine hundred one and then in two thousand and three are true catastrophe all types of munitions were used including dispenser weapons boss present munitions depleted uranium and chemical weapons all these types of weapons were used intentionally and on a mass scale in
kirkuk iraq. the us attempted to rebuild iraq following the two thousand and three invasion spending billions of dollars on various reconstruction projects medical work a doctor. says that while america has invested heavily into iraq it's intentional use of dangerous weapons has left severe lasting effects across the country. it's clear that though the u.s. spoke of their help provided to iraq after the invasion notably reconstruction education investments and their so-called help resulted in...
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first with iraq. ambassador dobbins certainly mentioned some of the better things that have come out of, specifically, the war in afghanistan. but let me set that within another set of figures and statistics with iraq. after 8.8 years of war, 4,486 americans killed, thousands more with life-changing wounds depending on which estimate you want to take, close to $3 trillion american dollars spent, iraq itself close to a quarter of a million iraqis killed, that many more seriously wounded, close to a million displaced from their original homes, very few have returned. we've replaced one strong arm leader with another, this one nouri al-maliki, is allied closely with our regional adversary, iran. then we look at afghanistan. close to 2200 americans killed, that many more seriously wounded, close to a trillion dollars spent, tens of thousands of afghans killed. i know this is -- i often ask myself this a counterfactual or historical hypothetical, and i ask this just to try to set in context what these wars
first with iraq. ambassador dobbins certainly mentioned some of the better things that have come out of, specifically, the war in afghanistan. but let me set that within another set of figures and statistics with iraq. after 8.8 years of war, 4,486 americans killed, thousands more with life-changing wounds depending on which estimate you want to take, close to $3 trillion american dollars spent, iraq itself close to a quarter of a million iraqis killed, that many more seriously wounded, close...
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in the war in iraq and tens of. thousands maybe hundreds of thousands of iraqis have been killed and they were born to. is this what you envisioned when when you are new when question now the new boss in on a vision well. known when it comes to war. expect unexpected. it's. tough in our vision but what you know about us foreign policy now that we didn't know that we're not going to be told she will happen is because the times are hard at sucking up until it's not just come out some of the public will go to war. to you know be able to control the oil without reaching out of course we're not just going to come out and and how many people are going to sign up to risk their lives was actually exactly but you know if it was you know we're of military here we do what we're told and. we hope that you know this you know this right says i mean you know it's we're going to last word there you know we're going to find. a fun group to go to the present the country with from but he thinks the war was for him i personally think i
in the war in iraq and tens of. thousands maybe hundreds of thousands of iraqis have been killed and they were born to. is this what you envisioned when when you are new when question now the new boss in on a vision well. known when it comes to war. expect unexpected. it's. tough in our vision but what you know about us foreign policy now that we didn't know that we're not going to be told she will happen is because the times are hard at sucking up until it's not just come out some of the...
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iraq's first election since u.s. combat troops pulled out over a year ago has been overshadowed by attacks reports of blasts and mortar fire near polling stations are mounting at the end of a campaign that has seen a spike in violence in recent weeks was more than a dozen candidates assassinated and a sectarian tensions are rising it doesn't look like of a new beginning in many hoped for as a loose accounting of reports from baghdad. there's been about a dozen small explosions in northern cities in iraq in three different areas as well as several rounds of mortar fire that have landed in several cities polling stations targeting polling stations south of baghdad we're hearing that there have been injuries but no casualties confirmed as of yet now this comes amid incredibly tight security restrictions here all across iraq even getting to the studios here in baghdad we have to pass multiple checkpoints and what these attacks indicate is that despite these security restrictions determined insurgents are still able to ca
iraq's first election since u.s. combat troops pulled out over a year ago has been overshadowed by attacks reports of blasts and mortar fire near polling stations are mounting at the end of a campaign that has seen a spike in violence in recent weeks was more than a dozen candidates assassinated and a sectarian tensions are rising it doesn't look like of a new beginning in many hoped for as a loose accounting of reports from baghdad. there's been about a dozen small explosions in northern...
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the united states said they would make a democracy out of iraq in the heart of the arab world but iraq i see today is a country on the brink of chaos torn between three groups kurds sunnis and shias. it is a country divided a stranger to peace that i'm about to cross a taxi ride to the heart of iraqi history. from the hole in the north of travel down through l b let some ammonia. tikrit volusia baghdad babylon. and. a road map of the iraqi tragedy. serve obviously i'm delighted the americans have finally left iraq as much of we're rocky's a very happy not to see that here anymore enough was enough the americans occupied us so we hate them like they lean here in iraq they killed in creating the conditions for chaos they're responsible for the whole tragedy of them and of course we were living in peace and they came to destroy our country and us over all of us of the. journey begins on the mountains of iraqi kurdistan. an army of two hundred thousand soldiers called peshmerga watch over this rather particular region of a country. that . jeff. was. my first stop is an l.b.o. the capital o
the united states said they would make a democracy out of iraq in the heart of the arab world but iraq i see today is a country on the brink of chaos torn between three groups kurds sunnis and shias. it is a country divided a stranger to peace that i'm about to cross a taxi ride to the heart of iraqi history. from the hole in the north of travel down through l b let some ammonia. tikrit volusia baghdad babylon. and. a road map of the iraqi tragedy. serve obviously i'm delighted the americans...
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keep soldiers in iraq or u.s. soldiers for far longer than. actually happened and it was because of the information that came out in the diplomatic cables concerning the iraq war all great the iraqi population. of it actually worked for him so leaky government could not get immunity to the u.s. soldier. and obama decided to pull out all the troops far earlier than expected and we have a short amount of time left but i do want to get to our joy in a sauna and find out what his current status is can you i don't i don't talk about what what joy i thought i was up to these days. well i mean he's still doing the work that he has been doing that throughout all these time that he has been in in the house arrest or in the ecuadorian embassy in london still doing his work as a good intimate kind of connection and we are continuing our work and we have actually a press conference on monday and wasn't going to see to announce. a new project and this is all of course under the direction of julian the songs we hope that takes you to asia will change and he
keep soldiers in iraq or u.s. soldiers for far longer than. actually happened and it was because of the information that came out in the diplomatic cables concerning the iraq war all great the iraqi population. of it actually worked for him so leaky government could not get immunity to the u.s. soldier. and obama decided to pull out all the troops far earlier than expected and we have a short amount of time left but i do want to get to our joy in a sauna and find out what his current status is...
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it's like a small version of iraq with sunni shia christians arabs and kurds it's disputed because. but of course the other reason is kooks oil. the oil fires illustrate the main reason that this land is so hotly contested here kuka sitting on an estimated ten billion barrels of oil and is responsible for a large chunk of iraq's current output that's enough to sustain an independent state should the kurds get their way and annex this disputed territory it's also enough to bankrupt iraq if the oil revenue is lost. that revenue makes up ninety five percent of iraq's annual budget of more than one hundred billion dollars and there's a lot more money at stake the international energy agency says iraq could export a staggering. five trillion dollars worth of oil over the next two decades the kurds and the central government are supposed to share these profits but they haven't been able to sort out how. the oil and guys it is all iraqi people. are having to buy coals to sion but there is no real solve acceptable and standing between all iraqis on the revenue sharing this is the key proble
it's like a small version of iraq with sunni shia christians arabs and kurds it's disputed because. but of course the other reason is kooks oil. the oil fires illustrate the main reason that this land is so hotly contested here kuka sitting on an estimated ten billion barrels of oil and is responsible for a large chunk of iraq's current output that's enough to sustain an independent state should the kurds get their way and annex this disputed territory it's also enough to bankrupt iraq if the...
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but god will save iraq a little. sorry. he had to draw it they want to make iraq a wretched country than us be. but that would be assassinate the best among us the terrorist who kills a journalist like my colleague at the news channel or who kills a religious man behind an economic or teacher certainly doesn't do it for religious reasons it's obvious he does it mostly for money because our religion does not tolerate all these crimes the only motive for these crimes is money and they're ordered from outside to kill our best people in need of up. in the city center the mosque still bears the name of the man who built it was saddam hussein and i'm fabulous come to play a final homage to his murdered friend i knew all on april second two thousand and twelve kemi runs a holiday. and a journalist for a local t.v. station was killed instantly when his car exploded. down. a relaxing evening along the banks of the tigris overseen by the palace of the local hero sadam. saddam was always surrounded by members of his own tribe and many
but god will save iraq a little. sorry. he had to draw it they want to make iraq a wretched country than us be. but that would be assassinate the best among us the terrorist who kills a journalist like my colleague at the news channel or who kills a religious man behind an economic or teacher certainly doesn't do it for religious reasons it's obvious he does it mostly for money because our religion does not tolerate all these crimes the only motive for these crimes is money and they're ordered...
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army is beginning to withdraw from iraq. in december twentieth after nine years of occupation the last american troops are finally leaving the country. every guy got in it but if i do have a way to get them i deserve the iraqi's anger towards the departing innovators who once dreamed of being liberators their departure resembles abandonment and escape despite the optimistic speeches. a. cease. april twenty twelve and i'm back in iraq and so on the border with turkey. i have an appointment this morning with a lebanese taxi. the united states said they would make a democracy out of iraq in the heart of the arab world but iraq i see today is a country on the brink of chaos torn between three groups kurds sunnis and shias. it is a country divided a stranger to peace that i'm about to cross a taxi ride to the heart of iraqi history. from the hole in the north of travel down through l.b. little ammonia must soon tikrit volusia baghdad babylon. and i'll file a road map of the iraqi tragedy. of obviously i'm delighted the americans
army is beginning to withdraw from iraq. in december twentieth after nine years of occupation the last american troops are finally leaving the country. every guy got in it but if i do have a way to get them i deserve the iraqi's anger towards the departing innovators who once dreamed of being liberators their departure resembles abandonment and escape despite the optimistic speeches. a. cease. april twenty twelve and i'm back in iraq and so on the border with turkey. i have an appointment this...
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iraqi cardiologist dr omar our claims that the war in iraq. destroyed iraq's environment even worse than dropping the bomb on hiroshima did dr e.c. puts to data that the number of breast cancer cases has grown in the country from fifteen to thirty times cases of congenital heart disease have become fifteen times more frequent a case of leukemia have increased thirty fold the doctor puts the blame on the weapons used in the one thousand nine hundred one and two thousand and three invasions of iraq it which nato forces used white phosphorus depleted uranium rounds and other toxic gases and poisonous substances human rights watch and the world health organization have measured radiation levels in iraq and can see.
iraqi cardiologist dr omar our claims that the war in iraq. destroyed iraq's environment even worse than dropping the bomb on hiroshima did dr e.c. puts to data that the number of breast cancer cases has grown in the country from fifteen to thirty times cases of congenital heart disease have become fifteen times more frequent a case of leukemia have increased thirty fold the doctor puts the blame on the weapons used in the one thousand nine hundred one and two thousand and three invasions of...
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here kook iraq. right still ahead for you this hour here on our day a sensational history lesson from the world's top with the blow up we delve into the nearly two million diplomatic cables are published by get out which put america's foreign policy i'll give pause on to the spotlight. technology innovation all the developments around russia we've got the future of covered. internationally and in the very heart of moscow. you're watching our team trapped in the ecuadorian embassy for over nine months but still fighting to blow the lid on global politics jenna sons has released a one point seven million u.s. diplomatic cables from the one nine hundred seventy s. which he has dubbed the most significant geopolitical publication ever what a boy has been examining we can leagues a big us release today. according to julian the sun the us administration can't be trusted with controlling its own history so he's had to come along and do this it controls the president controls and he controls the past control
here kook iraq. right still ahead for you this hour here on our day a sensational history lesson from the world's top with the blow up we delve into the nearly two million diplomatic cables are published by get out which put america's foreign policy i'll give pause on to the spotlight. technology innovation all the developments around russia we've got the future of covered. internationally and in the very heart of moscow. you're watching our team trapped in the ecuadorian embassy for over nine...
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occupation and invasion in iraq you were twenty three at the time when you climb that statue what you know about the iraq war now that you do know that all are me when i know that all those nasa turn years longer than we expected all those still struggling to rebuild their country to have a stable government why not statue of saddam hussein and wrap the face of the statue in an american flag looking back on your actions do you think that it was the propre thing to do as as a foreigner coming in invading a country climbing the statue of a man who was the leader of that country and wrapping the face an american flag. maybe you know iraqi civil war suit as the symbol was there's. no more reasons or the reason why we didn't know it was for us we would have been in iraq for all of them all. through my father got to bury the old and i would be going to the want to go home to found thousands of parents most of whom have seen our flood for so long the reason we do just to show any kind of sense we want to push on a country. which you know about us foreign policy now. to know that you know not
occupation and invasion in iraq you were twenty three at the time when you climb that statue what you know about the iraq war now that you do know that all are me when i know that all those nasa turn years longer than we expected all those still struggling to rebuild their country to have a stable government why not statue of saddam hussein and wrap the face of the statue in an american flag looking back on your actions do you think that it was the propre thing to do as as a foreigner coming in...
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it's like a small version of iraq with sunni shia christians arabs and kurds it's disputed because. but of course the other reason is. the oil fires illustrate the main reason that this land is so hotly contested here kuka sitting on an estimated ten billion barrels of oil and is responsible for a large chunk of iraq's current output that's enough to sustain an independent state should the kurds get their way and annex this disputed territory it's also enough to bankrupt iraq if the oil revenue is lost. that revenue makes up ninety five percent of iraq's annual budget of more than one hundred billion dollars and there's a lot more money at stake the international energy agency says iraq could export a staggering five truly. in dollars worth of oil over the next two decades the kurds and the central government are supposed to share these profits but they haven't been able to sort out how. the oil line guys it is all iraqi people. are having to buy coals to sion but no no there is no we'll solve acceptable and standing between all iraqis on the revenue sharing this is the key problem.
it's like a small version of iraq with sunni shia christians arabs and kurds it's disputed because. but of course the other reason is. the oil fires illustrate the main reason that this land is so hotly contested here kuka sitting on an estimated ten billion barrels of oil and is responsible for a large chunk of iraq's current output that's enough to sustain an independent state should the kurds get their way and annex this disputed territory it's also enough to bankrupt iraq if the oil revenue...
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bush's invasion of iraq. nothing written or said better explains the resulting folly than rajiv's book, life in the emrad city, the green zone. and yesterday again, rajiv, gives us detail, the new book, "little america." right now these days, a short-term sequester to find $80 billion, but over the next decade we have to scrape up three to five trillion, which is just about what we managed to squander on an iraq war that left so many dead and so many more people who hate us. so let's start there. in the front piece of imperial city, he quotes t.e. lawrence who advised his british superiors in 1917, do not try to do too much with your own hands. better the arabs do it tolerably than you do it perfectly. its their war and you're there to help them. under the very odd conditions of arabia, your practical work will not be as good as perhaps you think it is. and among the flood of -- from the much lamented molly eye vans who says it's like reading a horror novel. you want to put your face down and moen, -- moan, h
bush's invasion of iraq. nothing written or said better explains the resulting folly than rajiv's book, life in the emrad city, the green zone. and yesterday again, rajiv, gives us detail, the new book, "little america." right now these days, a short-term sequester to find $80 billion, but over the next decade we have to scrape up three to five trillion, which is just about what we managed to squander on an iraq war that left so many dead and so many more people who hate us. so let's...
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we just saw bush say iraq had nothing to do with this. ok, but it had a lot to do with their thinking and mindset, which after 9/11 they know what they missed. they know all of the clues that were there in the summer of 2001, that quiet summer and in their minds it was never again on our watch. no matter what it takes. chris: looking back, when in the fall of 2001, in the weeks thereafter, when there was fighting with wolfowitz trying to raise the issue at camp david and being pushed back and then somewhere bush said, ok, i want to hear more about this. >> november of 2001, beginning of war plans or beginning preliminary plans being asked for. >> but there was some rational for it. in other words, when after the fist gulf war, they discovered that oh, my god, there was much more of an effort on weapons of mass destruction. so that was a wake-up call to the cheney mindset of ok, we need to preempt. they had even written books about this. i think what happened is bush kept getting convinced by the military and rumsfeld and cheney that it is
we just saw bush say iraq had nothing to do with this. ok, but it had a lot to do with their thinking and mindset, which after 9/11 they know what they missed. they know all of the clues that were there in the summer of 2001, that quiet summer and in their minds it was never again on our watch. no matter what it takes. chris: looking back, when in the fall of 2001, in the weeks thereafter, when there was fighting with wolfowitz trying to raise the issue at camp david and being pushed back and...
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iraq war veteran emily yates had told r.t. that washington's main reasons for going into the conflict are with financial. my job i was actually i was a public affairs specialist in the military that's their name for a journalist my role was to basically make the war sound really wonderful to those of us who were fighting it to keep morale of course i knew that saddam didn't have weapons of mass destruction because i had been involving the news coming out of that and following the reports and i knew it wasn't you know really about liberation as soon as i saw the huge mess that we made of the infrastructure in iraq and the fact that still to this day corporations that received these jane or miss contracts to rebuild iraq's infrastructure still haven't done that and they don't even know where the money has gone i believe. the war affectively was for oil because big oil efficiently american oil. has really ever really been the main picture. the stability promised by nato forces that is a nowhere to be seen in places like koku atta
iraq war veteran emily yates had told r.t. that washington's main reasons for going into the conflict are with financial. my job i was actually i was a public affairs specialist in the military that's their name for a journalist my role was to basically make the war sound really wonderful to those of us who were fighting it to keep morale of course i knew that saddam didn't have weapons of mass destruction because i had been involving the news coming out of that and following the reports and i...
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and i'm back in iraq in soho on the border with turkey. i have an appointment this morning with a lebanese taxi. family in the united states said they would make a democracy out of iraq in the heart of the arab world but the iraq i see today is a country on the brink of chaos torn between. three groups sunni's and shia's. is a country divided a stranger to peace that i'm about to cross a taxi ride to the heart of iraqi history. from a hole in the north travelled down through l.b. little ammonia was soon tikrit volusia baghdad babylon. and i'll file a road map of the iraqi tragedy. serve obviously i'm delighted the americans have finally left iraq as much as we're rocky's a very happy not to see it or hear anymore enough was enough the americans occupied us so we hate them like they lean here in iraq they killed in creating the conditions for chaos they're responsible for the whole tragedy because we were living in peace and they came to destroy our country and also we want all of us out of the. right andrea says bringing in the buff crane
and i'm back in iraq in soho on the border with turkey. i have an appointment this morning with a lebanese taxi. family in the united states said they would make a democracy out of iraq in the heart of the arab world but the iraq i see today is a country on the brink of chaos torn between. three groups sunni's and shia's. is a country divided a stranger to peace that i'm about to cross a taxi ride to the heart of iraqi history. from a hole in the north travelled down through l.b. little ammonia...
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iraq was an accomplishment. flat-out. so there are those folks, the bushies, the loyalists, who consider virtually everything he did as a great accomplishment, the history be damned. but on the other hand, i think if, in fact, the folks at the bush library -- putting this thing together had really thought this thing through, they probably wouldn't have wanted this to be the ten-year anniversary. if they really thought that that was no big deal, that america's short-term memory would be completely vanished, you know, be ten years later, which is obviously not the case, we could see the banner inside the library. rachel, the banner ain't there. >> was there any substantial mention, other than conversations like you had in the crowd there? were there any substantial mention of iraq? was that word mentioned today from the podium? >> no. amazing. >> not once. amazing. >> the most significant thing to define the bush administration, the iraq war, a decade of war, the word "iraq" was never mentioned. now, the word "wars" were, s
iraq was an accomplishment. flat-out. so there are those folks, the bushies, the loyalists, who consider virtually everything he did as a great accomplishment, the history be damned. but on the other hand, i think if, in fact, the folks at the bush library -- putting this thing together had really thought this thing through, they probably wouldn't have wanted this to be the ten-year anniversary. if they really thought that that was no big deal, that america's short-term memory would be...